Drain for stall-floors



Gf. L. LUDWIG. DRAIN POR STALL FLOORS.

PatentedApr. 11, 189s.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GOTTHILF L. LUDWIG, OF RATON, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO.

DRAIN FOR STALL-FLOORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 495,203, dated April 11, 1893. Application led January 21.1893. Serial No. 459,212. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GOTTHILF L. LUDWIG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Raton, in the count-y of Colfax and Territory of New Mexico, haveinvented a new and useful Drain for Stall-Floorings, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in stall flooring.

The object of the present invention is to provide a draining apparatus for stalls, adapted to be arranged in the center of a stall between the fore and hind legs of a horse in order to permit the latter to stand on earth to prevent swelling of the feet occasioned by standing on hard iooring.

A further object of the invention is to provide for stables, having no sewerage system, a simple, inexpensive and eifective drainer, capable of maintaining a stable in a healthy condition.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a drainer constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is a reverse plan view.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings. l designates a rectangular box, designed to be placed in the center of a stall and provided at the ends of its bottom with transverse bars 2, designed to rest upon a suitable foundation of stone, or the like, the stones forming the foundation being preferably placed beneath the corners of the box. The box has a perforated bottom, and the perforations 3 are of considerable size to allow water to escape freely and be absorbed by the earth beneath the box; and the latter contains aremovable grating 4, and to facilitate the ready removal of the grating from the box, the side 5 of the latter and the side 6 of the grating are inclined upward and outward from the bottom.

The removable grating consists of opposite sides 6 and 7 and a series of transverse bars 8, arranged edgewise and located at regular intervals to form spaces to permit the passage of refuse. The water escapes through the perforations 3 into the earth beneath and is absorbed thereby, and solid matter may be readily removed from the box after the removal of the detachable grating. The latter may be readily taken from the box by a hook or similar instrument to avoid contact with the hands.

It will be seen that the construction is simple, inexpensive, strong and durable, that it is adapted to be readily applied to a stall without interfering with the proper care of an animal, and that it is adapted to preserve a stable in a perfectly healthy condition.

The drainer, while being particularly adapted for localities in which there are no drainage systems, may be readily connected Vwith a drain pipe. The box is arranged in a suitable opening or hole, and V space is left between the bottom of the box and the bottom of the hole, the box being supported at the corners by the said foundation stones.

Changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention. t

A drainer for stables comprising a box designed to be placed in the center of a stall and to be supported above the ground and provided in its bottom with perforations and having one of its sides inclined, and a removable grating having an inclined side corresponding to that Vof the box and arranged within the latter and consisting of opposite side bars and a series of transverse bars arranged at intervals, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto atixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

GOTTHILF L. LIID WIG. 

